SDU All Years' Mass (Summer Reunion)
All SDU alumni are invited to attend the SDU All Years' Mass on Friday, July 28, at 11:00 am.
Please email alumni@upei.ca if you plan to attend.
All Years' UPEI Campus Tour (Summer Reunion)
All UPEI, SDU, and PWC alumni and friends who are gathering this July to celebrate a milestone reunion are invited to join us for an All Year's UPEI Campus Tour! For more information, email alumni@upei.ca.
All Years' Milestone Reunion Reception (Summer Reunion)
Join us at our reunion reception to celebrate our milestone classes with musical entertainment, light refreshments, and time to catch up with old friends.
All are welcome! Please RSVP by emailing alumi@upei.ca to confirm your attendance.
Milestone classes include:
UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation participates in World Environment Day activities
World Environment Day, one of the biggest international days for the environment, took place on June 5, and the UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation participated in activities at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter’s Bay.
Orientation for New Faculty, Librarians, Clinical Nursing Instructors, and Clinical Veterinary Professionals
Orientation for new UPEI faculty, librarians, clinical nursing instructors, and clinical veterinary professionals will take place on August 21, 22, and 23, 2023, at 1:00 pm Atlantic.
World Environment Day
World Environment Day on June 5 is one of the biggest international days for the environment. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and held annually since 1974, the event has grown to be the largest global platform for environmental outreach, with millions of people from across the world engaging to protect the planet.
UPEI Hockey Panthers continue to stack blue line with addition of Cam Morton
The UPEI Men’s Hockey Panthers have secured a commitment from Inverary, Ontario native Cam Morton for the 2023–24 season. The team is excited that their new blueline is taking shape with the addition of this strong defenceman.
Morton joins the Panthers after having spent the last four seasons with the Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters.
UPEI’s Dr. Xander Wang receives national award for significant contributions to civil engineering
Dr. Xiuquan (Xander) Wang, associate professor and director of the Climate Smart Lab at UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, is the recipient of the E. Whitman Wright Award for Excellence in Information Technology in Civil Engineering from the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). The award was presented during the CSCE’s annual conference in Moncton, New Brunswick, May 24–27, 2023.
UPEI increases EV charging stations across campus
With the assistance of the Government of Prince Edward Island’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Fund, UPEI now has 20 EV charger locations across campus in Charlottetown in addition to four at the Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter’s Bay.
Fred Horrelt, associate vice-president facilities management and construction at UPEI, believes this initiative is beneficial to the University campus.
UPEI holds celebration to recognize achievements of faculty and staff
Members of the UPEI community packed McMillan Hall in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on May 25, 2023, to celebrate the achievements of their colleagues. During the event, the University Awards of Excellence and 25-Year Service Awards were presented to faculty, librarians, clinical veterinary professionals, clinical nursing instructors, sessional instructors, and staff members.
Dr. Greg Keefe, interim president and vice-chancellor, thanked the University community for contributing to the success of UPEI as a whole and its students in particular.
